Diseño y construcción de un motocultor para cultivo de productos de ciclo corto en terrenos pequeños

Abstract

Small orchards have been developed in some Ecuadorian’s neighborhoods due to the Andean migration setting a phenomenon is known as urban agriculture used to obtain products to feed families. This work is intended to design and construction of a machine known as walking tractor, which allows reducing long and tired working days and increasing the efficiency associated to that activity.

The methodology used in this work includes collecting information about tillage, farmland and elements of similar machines available on the market. In addition, user requirements have been considered to generate the optimum solution for each element, which were calculated and sized. Standardized parts were selected. Then, drawings and economic analysis were carried out.

Finally, the machine was subjected to a field test, where different parameters (traction, velocity, size, weight) were evaluated, and used to fine-tune the equipment.